"An Oil Fire In The Oil Regions Of Pennsylvania"From the original, painted by C. Weiler of Duke
Centre,
from sketches taken on the second day of the Rixford fire, May 9,
1880.J.F. Gilfert
Collection

The Rixford fire of May 9, 1880, originated in
Squire Cline's office, and resulted in the destruction of seventy-five
buildings, six loaded freight cars, twelve empty flat cars, forty
oil rigs and 70,000 barrels of oil - the total loss being placed
at $184,000.